First of all, Cromartie is a a freak athlete with terrible coverage skills.

Now,why do you think you're the only one who has these sentiments about Mathis? Is it just that everyone else is wrong or just out to get you? I said that Mathis does have the ability to scare recievers from throwing to his side do to his great playmaking ability but the lack of passes thrown his way also have to be somewhat attributed to the fat that our other CB's have proven to be nothing more than average and can easily be picked on. Mathis is a pro-bowler, his coverage skills and footwork look close to what they were in 06, but in my opinion ihe still isn't 100 percent healthy and his technique has suffered...if you claim to know as much as you do, you would allow yourself to note this. He ain't perfect.

Nothing is worse than Chad saying, "I'm gonna kiss the star," referring to the Texas Stadium midfield logo, of course. Everyone still remembers when T.O. ran on it as a 49er and San Francisco suspended him for a week because of that, so why would a Bengals receiver even think about doing it? And there is no way he can love Dallas.

Now I completely agree Matt is better than Chad in the end zone: he never made a show and got fined for it after a single one of his touchdown catches. Nobody says he is a trash talker either because he keeps his mouth shut.

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I'm sorry I thought I was talking to someone who knew football, my mistake. Chad is the deep threat WR, TJ is the possession WR. You don't find it odd that they are 0-6 and they haven't scored many points, yet TJ's numbers are up and Chad's numbers are down.

As for who's being double covered, TJ has almost twice as many catches as Chad. So, you are say either TJ is the greatest receiver in the league to have 54(2) receptions while being double covered or the QB is a bonifide to be throwing to the guy who is doubled twice as often as the guy single covered. It's not a direct correlation, but it is ONE of the reasons they are not scoring, and since their defense has always been bad, maybe ONE of the main reasons they are not winning.

Finally, since you appear to be the ONLY one in this thread who thinks Matt Jones is a better receiver than Chad Johnson, maybe you need to check your testicular grip.

I get a bunch of titan and Bengals game in the area I live in... Chad is just not playing like he has in years past... it's no secret that he wants out of Cincy and his play this year stinks...

I do know had Holmes not fallen down maybe he doesn't make the catch, but Mathis definitely does not make the INT.  He wasn't even close to "shadowing" the receiver.

If you knew anything about football you would also understand that Anderson knew he had a free play likeley Mathis as well. That allows Mathis to take a chance as well as Anderson because whatever the outcome it really does not matter.

KrazyD I know you have a thing for Mathis it is obvious from your sig but the dude aint playing at a PB level no way. I know he is local and all but I just do not get what you are looking at on the field. The guy got thrown to twice on Sunday and both times he was not only beat but whipped. The long pass was a quick throw you can't blame that on the pressure. He was the third guy on the tackle and still couldn't make it because he is scared to get dirty. I am as big a fan of the Jags as the next and just hate to see someone dance around the field giving up big plays week in and week out. I bet you could pick out a couple of tackles on week he misses.